The LGBT Resource Center would like to thank the 379 students, faculty, staff and alumni who signed up for the 2006 Out & Ally list. The list was published last week in the Syracuse Record and the Daily Orange in recognition of National Coming Out Day. A copy of the list can be viewed online from our website by clicking the link below:

Cynthia Enloe & Cindy Sheehan @ Hendricks Chapel: TH October 19, 7.30 pm [ticketed event: get tix @ Schine]

Building Bridges Project, October 18, 2006, 1-4:30 p.m., Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center. Symposium: "Small World, Big Divides: Building Bridges in an Age of Extremes." Tickets can be reserved by calling 1-866-933-3334 or bridges@syr.edu. Seating is limited.

University Lecture October 17, 2006, 4:30 p.m. Hendricks Chapel: Dr. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Award Recipient, will speak about "Sustainable Development, Democracy and Peace: A Critical Link."

Sean Travis, doctoral student is Psychology (UMC- Student), stc839@mizzou.edu, is conducting research to learn more about the unique aspects of parental social support for gay men and lesbians. I am requesting your participation in completing a brief series of questionnaires which should only take approximately 15-25 minutes.

New Report: Gender Rights, Best Practice in Campus Diversity WASHINGTON (October 12, 2006) According to a new report issued by the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC), 74 colleges and universities have adopted non-discrimination policies that include "gender identity and expression." The 2006 Index can be viewed in its entirety at www.gpac.org/genius/2006.pdf. More information about the GENIUS Index, including a complete list of identified institutions with gender identity/expression policies, is available on GenderPAC's web site at www.gpac.org/genius.